After Divorce, Bewitching Female CEO Pursues Me - Chapter 26

“Impossible!!!”

Li Yunhao’s face turned ashen, resembling someone struggling with constipation, his complexion changing rapidly.

“Hehe, even Master Gu acknowledges it, and yet you still don’t believe it? A waste is just a waste!”

On the side, Wen Xu’er sneered disdainfully, provocatively looking at Su Wanyun, “Su, is this the man you’ve set your sights on? Quite impressive!”

“You—” Su Wanyun was speechless with anger.

She never expected Chen Ping to actually carve an eagle sculpture, and even the renowned carving master Gu Yi admitted defeat, feeling inferior.

Before his divorce, Chen Ping was just an ordinary man without any ambitions. But after the divorce, he changed completely. Could it be that she had really misjudged him before?

At this moment, Master Gu suddenly spoke up, “Mr. Chen, I really like this eagle sculpture. I’m willing to offer 10 million to buy it. Would Mr. Chen be willing to part with it?”

“What? 10 million?” Li Yunhao’s eyes widened in disbelief. He only bought a sculpture from Master Gu for a few hundred thousand, and now Master Gu was willing to pay 10 million for Chen Ping’s sculpture. This was ironic.

However, Chen Ping shook his head, “No!”

“50 million?”

“Not for sale!”

“How about 100 million? That’s my bottom line!”

“I don’t need the money!” Chen Ping still refused.

“Wow!”

The crowd was in an uproar, amazed and astonished. Chen Ping refused even a hundred million. This guy…

Li Yunhao’s face turned livid with anger. To think that Chen Ping deliberately did this! How despicable!

“Hmph! It’s just a carved eagle, what’s so special about it? I’m not interested. Wanyun, it’s getting late, let’s not waste any more time here. Let’s go pick out a gift from the antique shop!” Li Yunhao said, pulling Su Wanyun to leave.

Suddenly, Chen Ping spoke up, “Hold on!”

“What more do you want, Chen?” Li Yunhao turned back, furrowing his brows in annoyance.

“You haven’t eaten the eagle yet!” Chen Ping said.

“You—” Li Yunhao felt embarrassed and ashamed. Where could he stay any longer? He hurriedly left amidst the crowd’s astonishment.

“Worthless! Shameless!” Wen Xu’er leaned against Chen Ping’s arms, playing with the eagle sculpture in her hands, provocatively looking at Su Wanyun. “See that? Mr. Chen gave me a hundred million eagle sculpture.”

Su Wanyun:…

She thought she had misjudged Chen Ping and wanted to have a good talk with him. But seeing Wen Xu’er leaning on Chen Ping provocatively, Su Wanyun felt angry and walked away with her cheeks puffed up in anger.

“Mr. Chen, did I do something wrong?” Seeing Su Wanyun leaving angrily, Wen Xu’er asked.

“No!” Chen Ping saw through Wen Xu’er’s intention to defend him and didn’t know what to say. He shook his head and said, “Since you want to give a gift, take it!”

Over an hour later,

At the city government office,

Outside the mayor’s office.

Led by the secretary, Chen Ping and Wen Xu’er entered the office.

“Mayor Zhang, does this calligraphy catch your eye?” The one speaking was an old man in Tang costume, around 70 years old, with wrinkles all over his face but still in good spirits, holding a wolf-hair brush and writing the character for “moon” on a piece of white rice paper.

“Hmm, good. Zhao Lao is truly a veteran in the calligraphy and painting circles of our city. With just a casual stroke, he captures the essence of ‘hacking through brambles to chop the moon’!”

Zhang Wencheng, the mayor of Han City, admired for a while and praised incessantly.

“Mayor Zhang is satisfied, and this old man finally has some usefulness!”

Zhao Tianyi, the calligraphy king of Han City’s calligraphy and painting circles, chuckled while stroking his beard.

“Since last year, our city has encountered economic bottlenecks. Many people are only concerned with avoiding mistakes rather than achieving success, which has further exacerbated the economic downturn! Mayor Zhang wants to reform the atmosphere, so he specially invited the calligraphy king Zhao Tianyi to write a piece of calligraphy to inspire everyone, urging them not to fear difficulties and to dare to strive…”

Seeing Chen Ping and Wen Xu’er dazed, the secretary explained on the side.

“It’s really Master Zhao Tianyi.”

After realizing this, Wen Xu’er was very surprised. “Just like Master Gu Yi, Zhao Tianyi is the calligraphy king. Within Han City, if he doesn’t claim the top spot, no one dares to claim it!”

“In Han City, including my father, many prominent figures have visited Master Zhao Tianyi, hoping to receive his calligraphy, but none have succeeded!”

“I didn’t expect him to write for the development of Han City. He has a broad mind!”

There was admiration in Wen Xu’er’s eyes.

The secretary of the mayor’s office was no exception.

But after glancing at the four characters “hacking through brambles to chop the moon” on the rice paper, Chen Ping’s eyebrows raised slightly, and he said, “The characters are good, but they still lack something!”

The mayor, who was enjoying himself, frowned upon hearing this and looked up, “It’s good for young people to be competitive, but they shouldn’t overdo it! Master Zhao is the calligraphy king. You, a young man, shouldn’t casually belittle him.”

“Mayor Zhang, please don’t be angry.”

Hearing this, Wen Xu’er’s heart skipped a beat.

This was the mayor, not like Master Gu Yi. If Chen Ping made him angry with his words, her trip would have been in vain.

She hurriedly explained, “Mr. Chen is my friend! He’s straightforward. Mayor Zhang, please don’t take it to heart!”

“So you’re Wen Pengcheng’s daughter!”

After looking at Wen Xu’er, Mayor Zhang’s expression softened a bit, but Zhao Tianyi beside him’s expression turned cold.

“Since I became the calligraphy king, no one has dared to say that my calligraphy is lacking! You’re the first young man to do so! Quite bold!”

“Based on little Wen’s face, I’ll give you a chance. Point out where my calligraphy falls short. If you’re wrong, you’ll bear the consequences!”

“What?”

Hearing this, Wen Xu’er became anxious. “Mr. Chen, Master Zhao is the calligraphy king, highly respected. You should apologize, or else…”

Before Wen Xu’er could finish, Chen Ping interrupted, “His calligraphy does lack something. I’m speaking the truth. Why should I apologize?”

Wen Xu’er:…

She froze, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The calm expression on Mayor Zhang’s face, which had just softened, turned cold again.

Seeing this scene, the secretary was sweating profusely, wiping it off with a handkerchief, but found it never-ending, feeling nervous almost to the point of choking.

But Zhao Tianyi frowned and stared at Chen Ping for a while before finally speaking up, “Truly a fledgling who isn’t afraid of tigers. Young man, you have courage.”

“But in this world, courage alone is not enough. You also need real skills!”

“You said my calligraphy lacks something. Then tell us all, where exactly does my calligraphy fall short?”